The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-10-25

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DUNDER IN TROUBLE.
An IaaAsa& WhASh MaAe shs 90 osatlso
asa WAeg saa Ask.
Sergeant AAyPs ysu know sssas-
ps1y VIE Mixes to by Hs os6te" said
Mr.. Duadsr o he entered shs Osseai
8tstisa yssssrlsy with . dswa-sreddsa
spPearsses.
''Oh! is's yea, il isr' sussisd Ssr-
Sssat BsaAall q hs lssksi up. Scot
int ssas fresh trouble. suppssss"
"SsrgsaRt, 1 vAAs hrske ali ssp.
If car sell sutt dean shssy here TIVE
weeks"
What's the sccasisRs'
.Vhell, it makes me fesl bstbsx f I
tell you. Youkno keep . telephone
in my blaze; l keep him 10 shpeAk nit
my brewer und to some AldeFmaas.
Yesterday . man who vhas IS shiiek ash
grease comes in und says vhss I Can
Dunders I vhas. All right. Mr.
DundeH der wires vhas crossed und
your telephone dosn' work. Sorry il
you vhas troubled. but | feeI him right
of. Vhsll, he goes NIT dot phone uad
taps on der box. und takes down der
trumpet und says:
"'Hello! Central! Heiloi hello!
hello! Yes! vhas ut Carl Dunder'S.
Can you hear me now? Why, of
course if he likes TO treat me dot vhss
81 ,nhf Mo- nl1t ,,-A An.at
you forget him! Vhell-sll right
soot-pyer
Now, Sergeant, hsf to ask him to
take glass of beer, dean L? Ii
dosn' Ivhss no shentleman. eh!"
"GO on"
"Vhell, aboudt two hours later q
second man came in. He vhas shlick,
too. Vhas Carl Dunders 1 vhas.
All right. Mr.. Dunder, dot induction
vhas so strong we vhas in peck of
troubles. Let ME see how your tele-
phone vhas. Und he goes oop und
knocks on der box und softly says:
Hello Bill, vhas dot YOU? No.
Yes. Perhaps. Why, vhas down TO
Carl Dunder's place. | second der
motion. / can get two hoonered votes
for him for Alderman. Hasn't treated
me yet, but he probably will. Vhell,
SO long
Now, Sergeant, hat To set oOp der
beer, doan' /? | feels tickled, you
know, und like to be shentIemans.
al understand. What else ~
"Vhell, some more fellers come. und
L doan' suspect nOpody until Shake
comes home. Den he says it vhas an
old shestnut, und dot vhas soft in der
headt. Dot makes me madt all 9frfer.
Poorly queek somepody comes in. Was
L Carl Dunder? L vhas. All right.
Say. Mr.. Dunder, when you ring on der
telephone your number doan' drop in
der Office. Please allow me. Und he
goes oop und rings und calls oudt:
"'Vhas dot you, Nellie. All! dere,
Nell? Does dot number drop down
when L ring? Say, vhas you going
oop to der Flats next Secondary Guess
where | vas? Not much You vhas
vhay of. l vhas down to Carl
"Vhell, Sergeant, dot vhas all 1
could shtand. l slump OH dot teller
ind gif him six weeks sickness"
Good /! L honor your pluck ~
Sergeant, keep quiet. He doan' 90
ivhay oafer half an hour when my tele-
phone rings. Vhas l Carl Dunder? |
vhas. Dis vhas Supt Shackson, of |
Ter telephone. Mr.. Dunder, you hsf I
almost killed one of our regular re-
Dairers, und L like to say to you dot it
cost you more ash four hoonered dol
ars %
mo %
"Dot vhas so. / doan' shleep two
winks last night, ind my wife says it
Thill all come oudt dot 1 vhas Nc
Iarigle."
1T was a bad mistake"
"Vhell, What can L do? Shust like
tells you, nopOdy vhas two times
like. Ivhas all der time shaking nit
ny boots. und Shake vhas going into
Sergeant, if somepody
lrrests me let him be very soft und
Iuiet. Ivhas SO broke oop dot L can't
tand some more grief. If you see
Ulster SEackson tell him how it vhas.
Tell him dot vhas all turned around
n dis country, und eafery time L kick
It some dead-beat he proves to be a
Goodbye, Sergeant
iaype | take some Rough on some
Rats und put an end to all dis grief. ~
Detroit Free Press.